Edmund Hillary
| First Name | Sir Edmund |
| Last Name | Hillary |
| Full Name at Birth | Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE |
| Age | 88 (age at death) |
| Date of Birth | July 20, 1919 |
| Birthplace | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Date of Death | January 11, 2008 |
| Location of Death | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Cause of Death | Heart Failure |
| Height | 6' 5" (196 cm) |
| Build | Slim |
| Hair Color | Grey |
| Star Sign | Cancer |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| University | Math & Science, Auckland University College |
| Occupation Category | Sports Figure |
| Claim to Fame | First summiter Mount Everest |
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008), was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest – see Timeline of climbing Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt. He was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.
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